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Dinghy Davits on Catalina 387 surlymermaid at 11:35am 02.07.15 Big Boats 4/3429 I am installing Garhaeur Davits on my Catalina 387. I am going to install the davits and suport post
Anchor locker bottom... woodster at 11:26am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2095 ...mine is flat and everything sits on that surface ropes, chain, anchors and all else that may be s
Keeping Bottom Siders In Place Dan_Y at 10:25am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 15/4227 Has anyone found a way to secure Bottom Siders to the fiberglass cockpit seats, or at least keep the
Will Non-Bonded Anode Sacrifice? (1) rardiH36 at 10:01am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2631 Question for the long-time boat owners and (if reading) the electrochemical engineers or scientifica
Laser Flare... Receiver? agprice22 at 8:53am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1033 I Have seen the Laser Flare product online, and an idea came to mind. How about equipping search pla
1990 35.5 new owner shawanaga at 8:19am 02.07.15 Big Boats 7/1423 Hi just purchased 1990 and starting to figure out what to add before it is launched in a few weeks.
Gooseneck connection Isail at 8:05am 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/794 Greetings; I was given a Hunter 18.5 that needs a lot of work. At present, I'm trying to rig the
Cutting mainsail shorter chp at 7:47am 02.07.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/9054 I know the subject of raising the boom has come up before, but I haven't found anything about having
Electric horn? Ken Cross at 7:12am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 17/6340 It seems odd to me that many power boats have a built in electric horn. I've never seen one on a sai
LED bulbs sailnoproblem at 7:08am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 27/4015 I want to replace my interior lighting with LED bulbs. I have the old Perko dome lights. Can I repla
The things i do for my boat DAVA390 at 6:51am 02.07.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/3266 Bought some Glycerin based lubricant this AM for the water pump impeller. In a pharmacy. Guess wha
TV marine freindly DJN51 at 4:33am 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/672 What brand tv handles marine enviorment the best. will be on a 23.5 Hunter so it will take a little
Problems steering my sailboat with outboard/tiller Monaco at 9:18pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 11/5436 Steering my sailboat out of the channel is a two man job because the outboard won't stay in one pla
Baking brownies in the Force 10 oven jveatch at 6:35pm 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1116 My wife tried baking brownies in the Force 10 oven that is in our Hunter 41DS. She used a glass 9x1
Like 'Em Hard or Soft? robfmcc at 4:55pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4187 Trying to decide on a dinghy, hard or soft bottom is a difficult choice. They both have their pluse
Whisker Pole, Mast Track, and Ring KZW at 2:25pm 02.06.15 Catalina 310 27/10516 I have a 150 Genoa on my C-310 and could use a whisker pole. However, I have no mast track, and no r
Blasted engine water thru hull strainer (1) arf145 at 2:12pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 16/4264 My Beneteau has oblong strainer-type thru-hulls for the engine water and the dripless shaft seal. Th
Going to look at an O'Day 222- any things to watch out for? mookman at 12:35pm 02.06.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/7554 Hey everybody, this weekend I'll be going to look at a 1984 O'Day 222. Are there any known issues I
Replacing outhaul in Selden boom syeldell at 11:51am 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2066 The outhaul on my 450 Passage frayed and broke inside the boom. Does the outhaul line run straight t
Hot rod sailboat jleblanc31 at 7:01am 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 49/7366 So I have an opportunity to get a sailboat but it needs a motor. I was going to fit it with a Chevy

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Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 12:28pm 09.30.23 Finally got my starter and put it in however, my picture of wiring it is not clear. Does anyone have
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer capta at 12:19pm 09.30.23 I use a Windex. Neither wireless nor ultrasonic. dj The problem with my Windex is that it is alwa
Blocked fuel pickup stephen_i_w at 12:18pm 09.30.23 In my previous boat, I had a similar issue with the feed tube getting clogged with some sort of slud
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 11:40am 09.30.23 I'm going to have to develop a baseline for my boat as you suggested. I cleaned the anodes and pro
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 11:38am 09.30.23 Best thing to do to develop your Base Line:plus: Jim... I'm going to have to develop a baseline
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 9:58am 09.30.23 I bet a slice of fuel line would work in an emergency. Given the requirements, I'd say that's the
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer dLj at 9:54am 09.30.23 I use a Windex. Neither wireless nor ultrasonic. dj
Traveling in landlocked Switzerland (4) jssailem at 9:51am 09.30.23
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) tkwhalen at 9:50am 09.30.23 Hope they help. Sorry I was so slow getting them.
Blocked fuel pickup SycloneDriver at 9:34am 09.30.23 I had to clean out the tank and remove the screen on a portable generator that was giving me trouble
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 9:06am 09.30.23 Food for Thought: Why are you looking for swiveling solution? Something fixed coming off the winc
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake SycloneDriver at 8:34am 09.30.23 I looked for a spare rubber ferrule in my work truck, but I couldn't find one. It really just looks
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake SycloneDriver at 8:26am 09.30.23 Ah yes, who could forget post #51 ? Good Lord man, can't remember where I left my keys half the ti
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Rltgold at 8:24am 09.30.23 Gene, I totally agree with you. I was hoping for a much better outcome talking with him. His bottom
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake SycloneDriver at 8:08am 09.30.23 You tried. Yes, I went to bed immediately after posting that. Edit I read that as "tired" instea
Blocked fuel pickup kloudie1 at 7:31am 09.30.23 Had that happen on a delivery run. After blowing through the pickup, the engine would run about 15 m
North Sails 110 headsail kappykaplan at 7:29am 09.30.23 Captain Len, you should post this in Gear Ads - link below - then delete this post. :beer: https:/
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration dLj at 6:46am 09.30.23 The most hours I've put on my diesel in a season is 48. Last year was a low of 12. I'm lucky that
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration Ward H at 6:28am 09.30.23 The most hours I've put on my diesel in a season is 48. Last year was a low of 12. I'm lucky that I
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration dLj at 6:23am 09.30.23 As a lifelong backyard mechanic I could not sleep at night knowing I left half a quart of dirty oi

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